Reproduction in Aquatic Animals

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Foreword: A Brief History of Spermatology

   • Jacky Cosson

   Pages 1-9

3. Overview

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Chapter 1 Overview: Reproductive Systems in Aquatic Animals

      • Manabu Yoshida

      Pages 13-21

4. Basic Knowledge of Male Gametes in Aquatic Animals

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. Chapter 2 Introduction to Sperm Motility of Aquatic Animals

      • Jacky Cosson

      Pages 25-29

   3. Chapter 3 Sperm Activation and Chemotaxis in Invertebrates

      • Jumpei Ikenaga, Manabu Yoshida

      Pages 31-46

   4. Chapter 4 Fish Sperm Maturation, Capacitation, and Motility Activation

      • Luz M. Pérez

      Pages 47-67

   5. Chapter 5 Sperm Guidance into Teleost Fish Egg

      • Ryuzo Yanagimachi

      Pages 69-89

5. Basic Knowledge of Female Gametes and Sperm–Egg Interaction in Aquatic Animals

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Chapter 6 Structure of Mature Oocytes

      • Oliana Carnevali, Isabel Forner-Piquer, Giorgia Gioacchini

      Pages 93-111

   3. Chapter 7 Gametogenesis, Spawning, and Fertilization in Bivalves and Other Protostomes

      • Ryusaku Deguchi, Makoto Osada

      Pages 113-165

   4. Chapter 8 Reproduction in the Coral Acropora

      • Masaya Morita, Seiya Kitanobo

      Pages 167-177

   5. Chapter 9 Self- and Nonself-Recognition of Gametes in Ascidians

      • Hitoshi Sawada, Maki Shirae-Kurabayashi

      Pages 179-192

   6. Chapter 10 Reproduction of Chondrichthyans

      • Terence I. Walker

      Pages 193-223

   7. Chapter 11 Fertilization in Amphibians: The Cellular and Molecular Events from Sperm Approach to Egg Activation

      • Yasuhiro Iwao, Mami Watabe

      Pages 225-246

6. Behavior, Ecology and Reproductive Strategies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247

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   2. Chapter 12 Motility and Guidance of Sea Urchin Sperm

      • Adán Guerrero, Hermes Gadêlha, Héctor Vicente Ramírez-Gómez, Roberto Ramírez, Carmen Beltrán, Idan Tuval

      Pages 249-276

   3. Chapter 13 Behavior and Fertilization of Squids

      • Yoko Iwata, Noritaka Hirohashi

      Pages 277-290

7. Biotechnology in Aquatic Species

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 291-291

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This book provides an up-to-date overview of the various reproductive systems of a variety of aquatic animals, from invertebrates to fishes. While all terrestrial animals use internal fertilization, aquatic animals have diverse reproductive systems. Some are internal fertilizers with or without mating, but many perform external fertilization. Because of this diversity, the reproductive systems of aquatic animals represent excellent models for the study of adaptive evolution and the species specificity of fertilization. In addition, many aquatic animals, including fish, crustaceans, and mollusks, are important as fishery and aquaculture resources. In this book, up-and-coming researchers examine reproductive systems in representative aquatic animals, covering both the basic knowledge and late-breaking results. Reproduction in Aquatic Animals: From Basic Biology to Aquaculture Technology will be of interest to graduate and postgraduate students in biology and agricultural sciences, as well as to researchers and technicians in the fields of reproductive biology and fishery science and to non-academics.

• Aquatic animals
• Maturation of gonads
• Fertilization
• Reproductive strategy
• Aquaculture

• Misaki Marine Biological Station, The University of Tokyo, Miura, Japan

  Manabu Yoshida

• Institute for Animal Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

  Juan F. Asturiano

Manabu Yoshida -  University of Tokyo

Juan F. Asturiano - Universitat Politècnica de València

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